The 2012–13 Detroit Red Wings season was the 87th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. This was the first time in a long time that the Red Wings did not have Nicklas Lidstrom on their roster, lost to retirement. Henrik Zetterberg was appointed as team captain.

Off-season

On May 31, 2012, defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom announced his retirement from the NHL after 20 seasons.^[2] Lidstrom won four Stanley Cups and seven Norris Trophies during his Hall of Fame career, all with the Red Wings.

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Goaltenders

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Transactions

The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.

Trades Date Details June 10, 2012[4] To San Jose Sharks Brad Stuart[lower-alpha 1] To Detroit Red Wings Andrew Murray[lower-alpha 2] Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014[lower-alpha 3] March 30, 2013[5] To Philadelphia Flyers Kent Huskins To Detroit Red Wings Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014[lower-alpha 4] ↑ Trade of negotiating rights to. ↑ Trade of negotiating rights to. ↑ Condition satisfied. ↑ Condition not satisfied. Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Ref Jonas Gustavsson Winnipeg Jets 2 years, $3 million [6] Damien Brunner EV Zug 1 year, $925,000 [7] Mikael Samuelsson Florida Panthers 2 years, $6 million [8] Jordin Tootoo Nashville Predators 3 years, $5.7 million [9] Carlo Colaiacovo St. Louis Blues 2 years, $5 million [10] Kent Huskins St. Louis Blues 1 year, $750,000 [11] Danny DeKeyser Western Michigan University 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract [12] Jared Coreau Northern Michigan University 3 years, $2.3775 million entry-level contract [13] Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Ref Jiri Hudler Calgary Flames 4 years, $16 million [14] Chris Conner Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $650,000 [15] Andrew Murray St. Louis Blues 1 year, $600,000 [16] Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Ref Joey MacDonald Calgary Flames February 11, 2013 [17] Lost via retirement Player Ref Nicklas Lidstrom [2] Tomas Holmstrom Player signings Player Date Contract terms Darren Helm[18] June 19, 2012 4 years, $8.5 million Max Nicastro[19] July 3, 2012 2 years, $1.225 million entry-level contract Marek Tvrdon[19] July 3, 2012 3 years, entry-level contract Kyle Quincey[20] July 18, 2012 2 years, $7.55 million Martin Frk[21] July 31, 2012 3 years, $2.1025 million entry-level contract Tomas Jurco[22] August 7, 2012 3 years, $2.1275 million entry-level contract Justin Abdelkader[23] September 14, 2012 4 years, $7.2 million Nick Jensen[24] May 2, 2013 2 years, $1.53 million entry-level contract Mattias Backman[25] May 21, 2013 3 years, $2.1525 million entry-level contract Alexey Marchenko[26] May 30, 2013 3 years, $2 million entry-level contract Pavel Datsyuk[27] June 18, 2013 3 years, $22.5 million contract extension Jakub Kindl[28] June 29, 2013 4 years, $9.6 million contract extension Drew Miller[28] June 29, 2013 3 years, $4.05 million contract extension Draft picks Main article: 2012 NHL Entry Draft The Detroit Red Wings' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 2 49 Martin Frk RW  Czech Republic Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 3 80 Jake Paterson G  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 4 110 Andreas Athanasiou C/LW  Canada London Knights (OHL) 5 140 Michael McKee D  Canada Lincoln Stars (USHL) 6 170 James De Haas D  Canada Toronto Lakeshore Patriots (OJHL) 7 200 Rasmus Bodin LW  Sweden Ostersunds IK (Division 1) Draft notes The Red Wings' first-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a February 21, 2012, trade that sent Kyle Quincey to the Red Wings in exchange for Sebastien Piche and this pick. See also 2012–13 NHL season References ↑ "2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2013. 1 2 Lidstrom retires after 20 seasons 1 2 "Howard, Zetterberg, Yakupov named 'Stars' of week". ↑ Wings trade Stuart's rights to Sharks ↑ Huskins is on the move again ↑ Red Wings get a Monster ↑ Swiss star signs with Red Wings ↑ Samuelsson returns to Hockeytown ↑ Wings add grit with Tootoo deal ↑ Colaiacovo signs with Red Wings ↑ Wings sign Huskins to one-year deal ↑ Red Wings agree to terms on DeKeyser two-year deal ↑ Red Wings sign goaltender Jared Coreau; Recall defenseman Brian Lashoff ↑ Flames sign Jiri Hudler ↑ Coyotes Sign Conner to One-Year, Two-Way Contract ↑ Blues Sign Forward Andrew Murray, NHL.com (July 5, 2012) ↑ Flames claim Joey MacDonald off of waivers ↑ Wings, Helm agree to terms of new deal 1 2 Nicastro, Marek sign entry-level deals ↑ Quincey agrees to two-year contract ↑ Wings sign Frk to entry-level deal ↑ Wings sign Jurco to entry-level deal ↑ Abdelkader signs four-year deal ↑ Red Wings sign defenseman Nick Jensen to a two-year entry-level deal ↑ Another setback forces Helm off the ice ↑ Red Wings sign Alexei Marchenko ↑ "Datsyuk, Wings agree on 3-year extension". Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-30. 1 2 "Wings get deals done for Miller, Kindl". Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-30.